Merce Cunningham reads Dance is an art in space and time: the object of the dancer is to obliterate that: and, Marcel Duchamp reads Creative act; and, Naum Gabo reads Realistic manifesto

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Title

Merce Cunningham reads Dance is an art in space and time: the object of the dancer is to obliterate that: and, Marcel Duchamp reads Creative act; and, Naum Gabo reads Realistic manifesto

Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Names

Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Cunningham, Merce (Speaker)
Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968 (Speaker)
Gabo, Naum, 1890-1977 (Speaker)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1952

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-7-A 2393

Subjects

Cunningham, Merce
Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968
Gabo, Naum, 1890-1977
Art -- Philosophy
Choreography
Dance -- Philosophy
Cunningham, Merce. Dance is an art in space and time: the object of the dancer is to obliterate that
Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968. Creative act
abo, Naum, 1890-1977. Realistic manifesto

Genres

Spoken Word
Sound Recordings

Notes

Content: Contains recordings of Merce Cunningham, Marcel Duchamp and Naum Gabo reading their respective writings on creativity and art.
Content: Title and date provided by cataloger based on audition, handwritten notes on original container, and printing of Dance is an art in space and time in David Vaughan's book, Merce Cunningham: Fifty years (New York, Aperture), pages 66-67.
Content: Handwritten note on original container: "Cunningham, Side 1 + 2 ; Duchamp "Creative Act" ; Gabo - Pevsner "Realistic Manifesto" ; Excellent".
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: R085.
Venue: Recording locations are unidentified.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audiotape reel (48 minutes) : analog, 3 3/4 ips, half track ; 7 in.

Abstract

(0:00-8:40) Merce Cunningham reads his Dance is an art in space and time: the object of the dancer is to obliterate that; (ca. 8:41-18:14); comments on the impact of working with electronic music, the formal aspects of time and space in dance, and working with time and space in his choreography and as a dancer. (18:16-29:53) Marcel Duchamp reads his Creative act. (29:56-47:55) Naum Gabo reads his Realistic manifesto.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 882502343
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20232181
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 132c8380-b401-0133-dd77-3c07547a230f

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

Cite this item

MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Merce Cunningham reads Dance is an art in space and time: the object of the dancer is to obliterate that: and, Marcel Duchamp reads Creative act; and, Naum Gabo reads Realistic manifesto" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1952. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/132c8380-b401-0133-dd77-3c07547a230f

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1952). Merce Cunningham reads Dance is an art in space and time: the object of the dancer is to obliterate that: and, Marcel Duchamp reads Creative act; and, Naum Gabo reads Realistic manifesto Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/132c8380-b401-0133-dd77-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Merce Cunningham reads Dance is an art in space and time: the object of the dancer is to obliterate that: and, Marcel Duchamp reads Creative act; and, Naum Gabo reads Realistic manifesto" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/132c8380-b401-0133-dd77-3c07547a230f

Wikipedia citation

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